Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Born in former USSR, Stella May immigrated to the United States in 1991. She graduated with the highest honors from the Music Academy in Baku and earned her Master's Degree. A resident of Saint Johns, Florida, she is a part owner of a family real estate business along with her husband and son.
Author of the poetry, novellas, and plays (since 1978). Family saga Once & Forever is her first full-length novel (in three separate parts). She first started to work on this manuscript in 1998 that represents 20 years of hard work to bring this dramatic story to life.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Once & Forever is a family saga in three books: The Children, The Parents, and The Lovers. I dreamt of a young woman, holding the infant. She was scared and tired. And behind her back was some kind of a banner: Welcome to New York. I knew that the baby wasn't hers and that she just arrived from Russia. And that's how it all started.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
A lot of authors and books. I cannot name just a few. Every book I've ever read left an impact, one way or the other.
What are you working on now?
A love story that spanned over many centuries. I tentatively call it Once In A Lifetime.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Social media and email blasts.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never give up and write every day even if it's just one sentence.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
You are not too old and it's not too late.
What are you reading now?
Re-reading my favorite Nora Roberts' In The Garden trilogy.
What’s next for you as a writer?
The next exciting story about love.
What is your favorite book of all time?
The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy.
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